Ancient India
This system of organizing people was created when the Indo Aryans invaded India.
What is the caste system?
These three countries make up the modern day subcontinent of India
What are India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh?
This man became the first prime minister of India
Who is Jawaharlal Nehru?
This is the most commonly spoken language in India today
What is Hindi?
This made it very challenging for invaders to attack the Indian subcontinent
What are the Himalayan Mountains/Mountain ranges?
The name of the British Empire's rule over India
What is the Raj?
This rebellion began over the use of pig and beef fat in gunpowder cartridges
What is the sepoy rebellion?
What is Bollywood?
The Indo-Aryans are described as looking like this
What is tall and light skinned ?
What is the East India Company?
Chandragupta Maurya did this in order to make trading easier across India. (TWO THINGS)
What is made a standardized currency and had civil servants protect merchants?
(Need to have both to get the points)
Since gaining their independence India and Pakistan have gone to war this many times
What is four times?
This religion began incorporating the ideas of the caste system into it's beliefs
What is Hinduism?
This is the first ruler of the Maurya Empire
Who is Chandragupta Maurya?
India and Pakistan are continuously fighting over control of THIS region
What is Kashmir?
This is the year India gained it's independence
What is 1947?
This group that was indigenous to India will be placed in the lower parts of the caste system by the Indo-Aryans
Who are the Dravidians?
This leader of the Mauryan Empire converted to Buddhism after a terribly bloody battle
Who is Ashoka?
Many woman and people in the lower levels of Indian society turned to Buddhism rather than Hinduism because of THIS reason
What is the lack of the caste system in the Buddhist religion?
This was India's population in 2023.
What is 1.4 BILLION people?
This is Mr. Calhoun's Age
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